This 140-page report presents data from 100 North American colleges and universities about their sports marketing efforts. The study includes detailed data on the usage plans and spending by survey participants on ticket consultants, direct mail, web ads, website optimization, opt-in email, site sponsorships, student and mainstream newspaper and magazine ads, radio, television, billboards and other marketing vehicles. The study furnishes detailed info and spending data on the use of Facebook, Google, Yahoo and other major internet sites in sports marketing.
The study also looks at overall sports marketing budgets and trends for this budget as well as for ticket sales in basketball, football, baseball and other sports. In addition it covers trends in the use of public relations firms, market research firms, advertising agencies and other consultants, social media and blogs, sports yearbooks, podcasts and other promotional venues and tactics. Data is broken out by Divisions 1, 2, and 3, by college enrollment, college type, and for public or private status.